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Cost Per Amulance Call Out

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Dear East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust,

Could you please advise of the average cost for sending out an ambulance. I am particularly interested in the cost where an ambulance is required but treatment is provided at the scene - eg. an elderly person having a fall who cannot get up themselves but has sustained no injury.

Yours faithfully,

Robert Derry

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foi (EAST OF ENGLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST),

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Dear Robert,

Further to your email on the 16th February, please find the Trust’s response below. Your request has been allocated the following reference: 14841 please quote this reference in any future correspondence with the Trust.

Could you please advise of the average cost for sending out an ambulance. I am particularly interested in the cost where an ambulance is required but treatment is provided at the scene - eg. an elderly person having a fall who cannot get up themselves but has sustained no injury.

The Trust does not break down costs this way, however this information was produced for a report which can be found in the National Audit Office report https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/upload... on page 40. As this information is publicly available the Trust is not obliged to provide this again and will be applying exemption s.21 of the Freedom of Information Act to this request.

I am obliged to advise you that if you are dissatisfied with the Trust’s response to your request you have a right to complain to the Trust and should set out your concerns to the Freedom of Information Officer, EEAST, Hospital Approach, Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7WS or by email to [East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust request email]. If you remain dissatisfied following this, you have a right under Section 50 of the FOIA to seek a determination from the Information Commissioner on whether the Act has been properly applied by the Trust. For more information, please see www.ico.gov.uk.

Under the Accessible Information Standard the Trust are required to ask our FOI applicants equality and diversity questions. You are under no obligation; however we would be grateful if you could complete the form attached and email back to us.

Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require any further information.

Kind regards

FoI Officer
East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

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From: Robert Derry <[FOI #465170 email]>
Sent: 16 February 2018 15:26
To: foi (EAST OF ENGLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST)
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Cost Per Amulance Call Out

Dear East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust,

Could you please advise of the average cost for sending out an ambulance. I am particularly interested in the cost where an ambulance is required but treatment is provided at the scene - eg. an elderly person having a fall who cannot get up themselves but has sustained no injury.

Yours faithfully,

Robert Derry

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